Illinois Human Rights

This course is designed to present vital information to those working with and serving individuals with developmental disabilities in any capacity. After taking this course, you should have a greater understanding of human rights as defined by the state of Illinois, as well as have increased the skills you have to help individuals you work with and support. You will learn about the evolution of society’s perception of human rights as well as what are the roles of advocates, guardians, behavior management committees, and human rights committees in ensuring these rights are met.

Learning Objectives:Define basic civil, legal, human, and property rights, and rights to protection, specifically human rights issues, for people with developmental disabilitiesDemonstrate knowledge regarding the challenge between balancing keeping people safe, supporting individual decision-making, teaching people to access their community, ensuring protection of individual rights, advocacy, and the dignity of being able to take risks.Develop clear understanding of the roles of Human Rights Committees, behavior management committees, guardians, and treatment planning committees in the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.Define the Confidentiality Act, DMHDD Code, DHS regulations, and relevant state laws and identify the DSP’s role in supporting those regulations.

Expert Reviewer: Gigi Dillon, PhD, MA

Gigi Dillon, Ph.D., M.A. is an editor and content writer at Relias Learning, as well as the lead writer in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities library. She has extensive experience in adult learning and instructional design, in addition to 10 years as a translator and editor for diverse cultural and scholarly institutions in Germany.
Disclosure: Gigi Dillon, PhD, MA has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Staff Writer: Adam Roesner, BSN

Adam Roesner, BSN has been working with various quality measures optimization since 2013. His experience in program management in both clinical and performance measures allows a unique perspective on the challenge faced by healthcare systems today. Adam has presented trainings on HCAHPS programs for sales forces and executive leadership alike, and has managed various skin health and HCAHPS educational programs and bundles for acute, post-acute, and IDN facilities.
Disclosure: Adam Roesner, BSN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Target Audience:The target audience for this course is: entry and intermediate level Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

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Course Delivery Method and FormatAsynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.

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